History Music / MachineHeadAlbum

* BuffySpeak: "Smoke on the Water" refers to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in this way:

For the band [[NamesTheSame with the same name]] (and who named themselves after this album), see Music/MachineHead.

---->''[[BookEnds No matter what we get out of this...]]''
---->''[[BookEnds I know, I know we'll never forget]]''

---->''[[BookEnds No matter what we get out of this]]''

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[[caption-width-right:300:''Nobody gonna take my car [softreturn] I'm gonna race it to the ground'']]

!! Tropes On The Water:

--> ''Nobody gonna take my car, I'm gonna race it to the ground''
--> ''Nobody gonna beat my car, it's gonna break the speed of sound''.

** "Smoke on the Water" was inspired by a concert (December 4, 1971) by Music/FrankZappa in Montreux, Switzerland, where some idiot with a flare gun accidentally set the place on fire. There were no casualties but Zappa lost all of his equipment in the fire. As a result he was quite bitter over the fact that this tragedy was necessary to give the band their number one hit. A photograph of the burning Montreux Casino was included in the gatefold of the album cover and the album was dedicated to Claude Nobs, owner of the Montreux Casino. Deep Purple was actually supposed to record ''Machine Head'' at the casino, but the band had to find an alternate venue, and they came up with the song in the interim.

--> ''We all came down to Montreux, but that's another song''

''Machine Head'' is the sixth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1972. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke On The Water" and other hits such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

# "Maybe I'm A Leo" (4:51)
# "Pictures Of Home" (5:03)

# "Smoke On The Water" (5:40)

* BuffySpeak: "Smoke On The Water" refers to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in this way:
--> ''(...) The Rolling Stones truck thing just outside''

* EpicRocking: The 6:05 "Highway Star" and the 7:19 "Lazy".

* HouseFire "Smoke On The Water", describing how the smoke from a concert hall fire was drifting across the Montreux lake.
* InTheStyleOf: Ritchie Blackmore claimed that the chord progression for the solos in "Highway Star" were inspired by Music/JohannSebastianBach. Roger Glover was inspired to do "Maybe I'm A Leo" when hearing Music/JohnLennon's "How Do You Sleep?" from ''Music/{{Imagine}}'', because it didn't start on a down beat.

** "Maybe I'm A Leo" was inspired by Ian Gillan, the only one in the group with that astrological sign.

** "Smoke on the Water" name-drops Music/FrankZappa and his band, The Mothers Of Invention.

*** The band lampshaded their own hit in the song "Hungry Daze" from "Perfect Strangers" (1984)

* WesternZodiac: "Maybe I'm A Leo" addresses the zodiac sign Leo.

'''''Machine Head''''' is the sixth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1972. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke On The Water" and other hits such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

'''''Machine Head''''' is the sixth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1972. It is often seen as their MagnumOpus. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke On The Water" and other hits such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

** "Smoke on the Water" was inspired by a concert (December 4, 1972) by Music/FrankZappa in Montreux, Switzerland, where some idiot with a flare gun accidentally set the place on fire. There were no casualties but Zappa lost all of his equipment in the fire. As a result he was quite bitter over the fact that this tragedy was necessary to give the band their number one hit. A photograph of the burning Montreux Casino was included in the gatefold of the album cover and the album was dedicated to Claude Nobs, owner of the Montreux Casino.

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Lazy." Nearly four and a half minutes of organ solo before the actual song starts. (And the rest of the song is only three minutes long!)

* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** "Smoke On The Water" was inspired by a concert (December 4, 1972) by Music/FrankZappa in Montreux, Switzerland, where some idiot with a flare gun accidentally set the place on fire. There were no casualties but Zappa lost all of his equipment in the fire. As a result he was quite bitter over the fact that this tragedy was necessary to give the band their number one hit. A photograph of the burning Montreux Casino was included in the gatefold of the album cover and the album was dedicated to Claude Nobs, owner of the Montreux Casino.

* ShoutOut:
** "Smoke On The Water" name-drops Music/FrankZappa and his band, The Mothers Of Invention.

'''''Machine Head''''' is the sixth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1972. It is often seen as their MagnumOpus. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke on the Water" and other hits such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

[[AC:Side One]]

# "Maybe I'm a Leo" (4:51)
# "Pictures of Home" (5:03)

[[AC:Side Two]]
# "Smoke on the Water" (5:40)

** "Smoke On The Water" was inspired by a concert (December 4, 1972) by Music/FrankZappa in Montreux, Switzerland, where some idiot with a flare gun accidentally set the place on fire. There were no casualties but Zappa lost all of his equipment in the fire. As a result he was quite bitter over the fact that this tragedy was neccessary to give the band their number one hit. A photograph of the burning Montreux Casino was included in the gatefold of the album cover and the album was dedicated to Claude Nobs, owner of the Montreux Casino.

** "Smoke On The Water" namedrops Music/FrankZappa and his band, The Mothers Of Invention.

'''''Machine Head''''' is the sixth studio album by Music/DeepPurple, released in 1972. It is often seen as their MagnumOpus. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke On The Water" and other hits such as "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

# "Maybe I'm A Leo" (4:51)
# "Pictures Of Home" (5:03)

# "Smoke On The Water" (5:40)

'''Machine Head''' is a 1972 album by Music/DeepPurple, often seen as their MagnumOpus. It was an enormous best seller, thanks to their SignatureSong "Smoke On The Water" and other hits "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'".

'''Tracklist'''

!! Tropes On The Water

An episode about the creative process behind the recording of the album was featured in the documentary series''Series/ClassicAlbums''.